Monday, December 25, 2006

MERRY CHRISTMAS to all (:

Christmas facts:

1. During the Christmas/Hanukkah season, more than 1.76 billion candy canes will be made.

2. To deliver his gifts in one night, Santa would have to make 822.6 visits per second, sleighing at 3,000 times the speed of sound. At that speed, Santa and his reindeer would burst into flame instantaneously.

3. According to a 1995 survey, 7 out of 10 British dogs get Christmas gifts from their doting owners.

4. In 1996, Christmas caroling was banned at two major malls in Pensacola, Florida. Apparently, shoppers and merchants complained the carolers were too loud and took up too much space.

5. In 1647, the English parliament passed a law that made Christmas illegal. Festivities were banned by Puritan leader, Oliver Cromwell, who considered feasting and revelry, on what was supposed to be a holy day, to be immoral. The ban was lifted only when the Puritans lost power in 1660.

Santa Claus is coming to town (: